[jira] [Created] (HBASE-7544) Transparent HFile encryption

["Andrew Purtell (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Andrew Purtell created HBASE-7544:
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             Summary: Transparent HFile encryption
                 Key: HBASE-7544
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-7544
             Project: HBase
          Issue Type: New Feature
          Components: HFile, io
    Affects Versions: 0.96.0
            Reporter: Andrew Purtell
            Assignee: Andrew Purtell


Introduce transparent encryption of HBase on disk data.

Depends on a separate contribution of an encryption codec framework to Hadoop core and an AES-NI (native code) codec.

I have an experimental patch that introduces encryption at the HFile level, with all necessary changes propagated up to the HStore level. For the most part, the changes are straightforward and mechanical. After HBASE-7414, we can introduce specification of an optional encryption codec in the file trailer. The work is not ready to go yet because key management and the HBCK pieces are TBD.

Requirements:
- Mechanisms not exposed to or modifiable by users
- Transparent encryption at the CF or table level
- Built-in key management
- Flexible and non-intrusive key rotation
- Two-tier key architecture for consistency with best practices for this feature in the RDBMS world
- Transparent encryption of sensitive application columns
- Protect against all data leakage from files at rest
- Hardware security module integration (via Java KeyStore)
- HBCK support for transparently encrypted files (+ plugin architecture for HBCK)

We're aiming for rough parity with Oracle's transparent tablespace encryption feature, described in http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/owp-security-advanced-security-11gr-133411.pdf as
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“Transparent Data Encryption uses a 2-tier key architecture for flexible and non-intrusive key rotation and least operational and performance impact: Each application table with at least one encrypted column has its own table key, which is applied to all encrypted columns in that table. Equally, each encrypted tablespace has its own tablespace key. Table keys are stored in the data dictionary of the database, while tablespace keys are stored in the header of the tablespace and additionally, the header of each underlying OS file that makes up the tablespace.  Each of these keys is encrypted with the TDE master encryption key, which is stored outside of the database in an external security module: either the Oracle Wallet (a PKCS#12 formatted file that is encrypted using a passphrase supplied either by the designated security administrator or DBA during setup),  or a Hardware Security Module (HSM) device for higher assurance […]”
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Further design details forthcoming in a design document and patch as soon as we have all of the clearances in place.


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